High Falls
North Carolina · height not recorded · Dupont State Recreational Forest · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at High Falls is light today (26 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
25.6 cfs
MIDDLE SALUDA RIVER NEAR · 1h ago
Overnight
64°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
88°F
Chance Rain Showers
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:36 AM · Sunset 8:37 PM · 14h 1m
Snapshot built 10m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS GSP.
High Falls is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
High Falls sits in Transylvania County, North Carolina. The falls are inside Dupont State Recreational Forest. The base sits at roughly 2,535 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 8 minutes from Caesars Head. A trail — Covered Bridge Trail — runs within 40 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 02162350 · 6.6 mi away
MIDDLE SALUDA RIVER NEAR CLEVELAND, SC
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30-day streamflow
Above 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 24.1 cfs · 129% of last year — significantly wetter
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grassy Creek Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Triple Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Hooker Falls | 1 mi | 12 ft | easy · 0.8 mi | Y | Free |
| Bridal Veil Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Jenn's Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about High Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is High Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — High Falls is inside Dupont State Recreational Forest. We inferred this from OpenStreetMap protected-area polygons; if you find we got the boundary wrong, please report it. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
How far is High Falls from a major city?
High Falls is 6 miles from Caesars Head (about 8 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.1927, -82.6136
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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